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Bahia Asuncion Area

SwissFrank - 2-6-2013 at 01:17 PM

You guys have a lot of great info on this website. I have been following for weeks. Can a few of the Nomads share why they are leaving the Bahia Asuncion area? It looks like a great little place but something doesn't seem quite right. I would appreciate feedback as I may be in the market for a house in Baja shortly. Thanks for a great site!

Bajaboy - 2-6-2013 at 01:42 PM

Who is leaving?

DENNIS - 2-6-2013 at 01:45 PM

Frank....When you get our age, old and feeble, life makes unannounced, radical changes and we have to adjust along with it.
Don't allow others here to form your opinions about Baja locations. Look and see for yourself.

Welcome to BajaNomad, by the way.

SwissFrank - 2-6-2013 at 01:51 PM

Bajaboy, At least a couple of gringos selling in the past couple of months
Dennis, If you were a bit younger would you make Asuncion a place you called home?

Curt63 - 2-6-2013 at 01:52 PM

I smell a troll

DianaT - 2-6-2013 at 01:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Curt63
I smell a troll


By golly, I do believe you may be correct --- maybe not, but the smell is definitely there.

SwissFrank - 2-6-2013 at 01:53 PM

Curt63, Thank you for your help.

SwissFrank - 2-6-2013 at 01:56 PM

DinaT, Thank you for your help as well. I was hoping you would be one of the Nomads that would have helped me with this.

DENNIS - 2-6-2013 at 01:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SwissFrank
Bajaboy, At least a couple of gringos selling in the past couple of months
Dennis, If you were a bit younger would you make Asuncion a place you called home?



I would if fishing meant anything to me, but it no longer does. I think many here would feel the same.

David K - 2-6-2013 at 01:57 PM

I have heard that sometimes people from another country will move in, and try and change the place from what it was to something that they left! When the town prefers it unchanged, the foreigner leaves. Poor health could be another reason to leave their Baja home...

In the case of Bahia Asuncion, thanks (in part) to the hospitality of Shari and Juan Arce, http://bahiaasuncion.com most gringos are happy to live there or vacation there.

The fishing rocks, the weather is near perfect, and not gloomy like the Pacific coast to the north, it is all paved road to get there, and more services being added. ... at least the ones the town desires!

SwissFrank - 2-6-2013 at 02:00 PM

David K, Thank you for that.
Dennis, It does look like the fishing is good there.

shari - 2-6-2013 at 02:11 PM

Swiss Frank...welcome to the bajanomad sandbox. As happens everywhere in the world everyone sells their place for different reasons...the one full time gringo that sold his place was due to health issues and we all miss him dearly but are very happy with the new folks who bought it.

I believe Laurie boats, who wasnt here very often is selling because they want to go cruising on their new yacht they just bought.

Some people bought on spec also...bought very cheap, never lived here and are selling for profit....some just move on to other places.

Those of us who live here full time love it....I suggest you come and see for yourself why!

David K - 2-6-2013 at 02:12 PM

Frank, I have only been there twice (2007 and 2012), but it is a very comfortable and relaxing location. Fishing is a major draw, but the endless miles of beach, the ocean activities, including fishing are great. I no longer fish much, but the desert exploring is great there... go on fossil hunts and find petrified sharks teeth! See photos from last summer, posted here: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=61576 (we went to Asuncion on the northern, leg... so the photos of it are in the second half of the pages).

Our 2007 trip to Bahia Asuncion and beyond: http://vivabaja.com/707

[Edited on 2-6-2013 by David K]

DianaT - 2-6-2013 at 02:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari


Some people bought on spec also...bought very cheap, never lived here and are selling for profit...


WHO? Just curious as to who bought on spec only? No one I can think of???? Except for a couple of vacant lot owners, local and not local.

SwissFrank, the only way to know anything about Bahia Asuncion is to visit there and then you only scratch the surface of what the town is really all about. But to just listen to what others say, especially those who have only visited there a couple of times is not a good idea. And only each individual knows why they are selling --- others like to speculate and are usually incorrect.

Just so you know for us we do not intend to make much in profit considering what we have in our place. But we don't really care about making a profit because the place has been our second home and main vacation place for several years and it has been worth it. We started at quite a high price on the advice of others--- should have never listened. We love that town and the local people, several who have become very good friends.

We never intended to live their full time but some years we spent more time there than at our other home. We are selling because of new adventures and projects, thus we want to become visitors when we are in Asuncion, and we will be there to see our friends.

Your first post sounds like a troll, but maybe not --- but believe me, we get so many inquiries from people who are clueless, that unless someone has visited there, or has at least visited lots of places in Baja that are similar, we don't take them seriously. We get questions like who the best swimming pool builder is --- real nonsense questions.

If you think you would like the place, visit it. Shari has rentals and a campground, there is the Verduzco Hotel, and the Bahia Asuncion B & B, and plenty of open area nearby for primitive camping.

So if you are not a troll, I apologize --- just investigate on your own --- it is always better that way.

BajaBlanca - 2-6-2013 at 03:09 PM

SwissFrank - welcome to bajanomad ! there are a lot of people seeling up and down baja and the point made by Dennis is the one most mentioned to me when we travel to different areas in baja - many folks bought when they were young nd now that 15 or 20 years have gone by, they find it is time to move back nearer tot their kids or kin.

But look a the number of people buying !! It has suddenly jumped too.

such is Life. come and visit and see the wonders of each little village for yourself.

[Edited on 2-6-2013 by BajaBlanca]

tripledigitken - 2-6-2013 at 03:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SwissFrank
.......as I may be in the market for a house in Baja shortly.....


SwissFrank,

How much time have you spent in Baja? Are you a seasoned Baja visitor?

If you haven't spent alot of time there, it would be wise to invistigate personally at least 6 or so locations. Find one that speaks to you and rent a place there, or park your RV there, and spend 6 months including time during summer and winter.

There's a world of difference of vacationing for a brief period and living there fulltime. There will be many buying opportunites for sometime to come.

Enjoy your research, it's tough work.:cool:

Ken

DianaT - 2-6-2013 at 03:51 PM

Ken is correct.

The better question would be for you to ask the expats who live full time in an area as to why they have made it their full time home. And then take the time to meet and talk with many of the locals and see how they feel about what is happening in their towns and learn who they are. Most gringo visitors to Baja, it seems, tend to only hang around the other gringos and maybe one or two Mexicans. Of course in some settlements in Baja the Mexicans are few and far between.

Most of the ex-pats in Asuncion are not full time --- most home owners either vacation there or summer there, but there are some. Visit Asuncion and talk with Zoe, Paul who has been there forever, Duke, Bonnie and Bill (still a bit of their time is in San Bruno, but they are full time Baja people, Ed and Jean who build the B & B and still share their time between Asuncion and Punta Chivato in Baja, I forgot the name of the couple who bought Kevin's house, but they are full time, Beth who is full time Baja---Asuncion and Punta Chivato and I am sure I forgot a few of the full time ex-pat Baja people in Asuncion.

Then as Ken said, do the same thing in other locations. There are people buying and selling all over Baja.

shari - 2-6-2013 at 03:52 PM

Diane, I personally know several people, american & mexican who bought lots with the intention of selling them later on. I would prefer not to mention them by name but you also know some of these folks and dont know some others. I didnt mean YOU...your place is a good deal for the price you are offering and I have told many people that you couldnt build it for less than that not to mention the beautiful beachfront and surf location.

good luck in your search for paradise Frank!

DavidE - 2-6-2013 at 04:30 PM

I don't know of one single place in all of México that is "perfect" for everyone. Personally myself and quite a number of other folks I know cannot stand so called "perfect places" such as Ajijic, San Miguel de Allende, and many many many towns and villages that have been "gringoized". A gringoized town is where you ask something in Spanish and they answer in acccentless Ingles.

Asunción is not for everyone. No place is. Nightlife consists of listening to sidewalks roll up, doors slam and light switches clicking. It isn't "tropical" Mexico. Most of the year the temperature is to Californians "cool" with a good sprinkling of "chilly" thrown in, and then in the summer it can warm up plenty (which suits me but may not be ideal for folks from chilly climes).

It is isolated here and even more so if you have very limited Spanish skills. Gracias A Dios, to me having Mexican neighbors is as natural as having O'Connors, and O'Douls, in Boston. It's one l-o-n-g drive to get to a large supermarket or big box store. The biggest medical facilities would fit right in with the most rural areas of North Dakota, and West Texas.

It is one hell of a rare day when the wind does not blow with "Viggah" especially in the afternoons. So blowing dust and dirt makes housekeeping by mop and sponge a three days per week ordeal for me.

But for a lot of people pure-flat-out-boredom turns out to be the most pervasive challenge living in an area like this. Shoot a thirty ought six six inches off the ground and the bullet may travel a long way before it hits anything. The area probably ranks 97 in a scale of 1 to 100 from the accepted "Most Picturesque" list of coastal areas in Mexico. The land is pretty bleak. Even cacti are withered and drab.

But the Mexican people (as is true in most rural areas) are friendly and amiable. Crime is extremely rare).

The road from Asunción has been partially repaired. Now the "other" 30 miles has degraded into shock absorber snapping, curse provoking, jolts, crashes and rapid braking practicing. The joke of a bank BanComer ATM in Vizcaino seldom has worked for me, anteyer, even the cajero automatico BanComer in Guerrero Negro failed to work at all and driving 240 miles round-trip to the nearest working ATM (BanaMex in Guerrero Negro) takes its toll on people's patience.

I whet my whistle in the early years living in impossibly remote areas of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero and Quintana Roo. The indigenas barely spoke español so Asunciõn poses no challenge to me whatsoever.

But everyone is different. Unless neighbors and friends can put up with your visits every day, a person has to learn to live comfortably with and by themselves.

Anything less than a month's stay IMHO is an utter waste of time as a trial period. Folks have homes to rent here for a tryout. I heartily urge anyone contemplating a move to get it a trial first.

LancairDriver - 2-6-2013 at 05:30 PM

David E-Thanks for a very frank opinion. You covered a lot of questions for anyone interested in the area.

Cypress - 2-6-2013 at 05:36 PM

Been to Mulege for 3 or 4 months. Good people etc.. Wish I'd gone over to Asuncion. The fishing on the Pacific side appears to be mo betta.

tiotomasbcs - 2-6-2013 at 06:39 PM

Reveal yourself, Amigo. You ask us to bear our souls?! DavidE tells the truth about the chilly "Alaskan" wind. Tripledigitjim knows the way. Big chain stores a long way away. Beautiful--Yes. Go visit Amigos!:o Tio

desertcpl - 2-6-2013 at 07:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DavidE
I don't know of one single place in all of México that is "perfect" for everyone. Personally myself and quite a number of other folks I know cannot stand so called "perfect places" such as Ajijic, San Miguel de Allende, and many many many towns and villages that have been "gringoized". A gringoized town is where you ask something in Spanish and they answer in acccentless Ingles.

Asunción is not for everyone. No place is. Nightlife consists of listening to sidewalks roll up, doors slam and light switches clicking. It isn't "tropical" Mexico. Most of the year the temperature is to Californians "cool" with a good sprinkling of "chilly" thrown in, and then in the summer it can warm up plenty (which suits me but may not be ideal for folks from chilly climes).

It is isolated here and even more so if you have very limited Spanish skills. Gracias A Dios, to me having Mexican neighbors is as natural as having O'Connors, and O'Douls, in Boston. It's one l-o-n-g drive to get to a large supermarket or big box store. The biggest medical facilities would fit right in with the most rural areas of North Dakota, and West Texas.

It is one hell of a rare day when the wind does not blow with "Viggah" especially in the afternoons. So blowing dust and dirt makes housekeeping by mop and sponge a three days per week ordeal for me.

But for a lot of people pure-flat-out-boredom turns out to be the most pervasive challenge living in an area like this. Shoot a thirty ought six six inches off the ground and the bullet may travel a long way before it hits anything. The area probably ranks 97 in a scale of 1 to 100 from the accepted "Most Picturesque" list of coastal areas in Mexico. The land is pretty bleak. Even cacti are withered and drab.

But the Mexican people (as is true in most rural areas) are friendly and amiable. Crime is extremely rare).

The road from Asunción has been partially repaired. Now the "other" 30 miles has degraded into shock absorber snapping, curse provoking, jolts, crashes and rapid braking practicing. The joke of a bank BanComer ATM in Vizcaino seldom has worked for me, anteyer, even the cajero automatico BanComer in Guerrero Negro failed to work at all and driving 240 miles round-trip to the nearest working ATM (BanaMex in Guerrero Negro) takes its toll on people's patience.

I whet my whistle in the early years living in impossibly remote areas of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero and Quintana Roo. The indigenas barely spoke español so Asunciõn poses no challenge to me whatsoever.

But everyone is different. Unless neighbors and friends can put up with your visits every day, a person has to learn to live comfortably with and by themselves.

Anything less than a month's stay IMHO is an utter waste of time as a trial period. Folks have homes to rent here for a tryout. I heartily urge anyone contemplating a move to get it a trial first.




I liked your response

bajagrouper - 2-7-2013 at 08:51 AM

looks like we lost frank.......

desertcpl - 2-7-2013 at 09:00 AM

Troll

SwissFrank - 2-7-2013 at 09:11 AM

Besides the mockers, Thank you all for the excellent responses. I'll continue to stick around. Maybe even join a nomad get together. You think these computer commandos would even peep a discouraging word in person? I don't.

David E, Great stuff.

Osprey - 2-7-2013 at 09:21 AM

I think many gringos who come down, look around, sometimes get a "on the beach or nothing" attitude and that could be a grave mistake. Many of the affordable properties to rent or buy are a ways from the water LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE ON THE PLANET. Lots of very happy Nomads on this board who live away from the water can attest to MHO. I live on the beach but sometimes drive 50 to 100 miles because that's where the fishing happens to be better at some times of the year.

Curt63 - 2-7-2013 at 09:32 AM

I hope I'm wrong Frank and would apologize if necessary.

Please tell us what inspired your love of Baja to prompt you to buy a house.

Where, when and how have you traveled in Baja? What activities created your Baja passion.

If you share this, we can better help your quest.

shari - 2-7-2013 at 09:40 AM

DAvid E made lots of excellent points. But I beg to differ with the boredom part...most expats I know who live here just dont have enough hours in the day to get everything they want to do in...we seem to find lots to do...without the organized events that areas like Todos Santos has...no poker nights, yoga, square dance classes or the like...but lots of potlucks, gentle walks on the beach and hangin with the peeps, kayaking, swimming, cooking etc to keep us busy....

not to mention all those projects and aspirations one hopes to accomplish "later in life" like writing, photography, art, learning a language, excersise....oh yeah...and fishing! whew...I'd better get started...gonna go for a walk with ms.vagbndo!

absinvestor - 2-7-2013 at 09:56 AM

SwissFrank- Please listen to DavidE and others who recommend patience. We have purchased a couple of homes in Baja both on the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez. Each time we thought we were buying our forever home and each time we were wrong. The year that DavidE mentions for a trial rental period is a great idea. It is easy to fall in love with a place and think that if you don't immediately jump to buy the "deal of a lifetime" will be gone. Take your time- rentals are plentiful and in many cases much more cost effective than buying.

Skeet/Loreto - 2-7-2013 at 01:13 PM

Frank. Asuncion is a very good place to be. I have been there several years past when there was not to many americanos. south of there is some of the best Fishing and Lobstering that I know off.
A most important thing for anyone to be living is the connections he makes and the way he treats the mexicano People.
In my 38 years in Loreto I became involed with some Great People ended up helping my Mexican Friends build Rancho Sonrisa out North of Loreto.

Go with an Open Mind and Heart and you will be amazed at the way you will be treated/ Skeet/Loreto.

SwissFrank - 2-7-2013 at 01:47 PM

Thanks again all. I am going to check all kinds of places. I thought it might not hurt to ask for some perspectives on one of the places that I am going to check out. Again, thanks to those who answered sincerely. The ones that think I am a troller, why would you waste your time?

Iflyfish - 2-7-2013 at 02:38 PM

Welcome aboard. Lots of great posts here. This is a very helpful group.

I am currently in Asuncion and my social life is way more active than at home in Oregon, but that's just me and my social life here involves both Canadians and Americans as well as locals. This is a very welcoming, safe, friendly town.

As to the issue of places selling I think that here is a normal turn over. I was told by a Relator that the average home in the US turns over every 7 years so the only constant is change.

I have traveled all over the Republic of Mexico for some 50 years and can tell you that there is a boom happening all over Mexico the likes of which I have not seen since the 1950s in San Jose, California, which was at that time the fastest growing city in the US. There are subdivisions sprouting up all over the mainland and the middle class is growing by leaps and bounds. This growth has been overshadowed in the news by the focus on drama, in the case of Mexico, the problem with Drug Cartels. That boom is also happening in Asuncion and it is not just Xpats who are building, the locals are building too and there is some land speculation going on here. There is also a subdivision under construction here, a local developer. This is a small town but I can see over the years I have been coming here that this place is growing not shrinking.

I believe that had there not been a downturn in the economy up north that homes among xpats would have turned over more rapidly and there would be even more xpat construction here. I have met so many people who come here, experience the open welcome of this community, it's safety, beaches, fishing, seafood, great xpat community that is integrated into the local community and want to buy here. This is a remote place and the ripples of the Mexican boom are just hitting this small place.

I think DavidEs summary is on target also. There is no need for further elaboration on his perspective and input.

If you are thinking of moving, buying a place, and having an ongoing presence in Baja it would be very wise to follow the advice you have received here to visit a number of places. There are many Mexicos and Many Bajas.

Iflyfish

Skipjack Joe - 2-7-2013 at 03:16 PM

When my son complains that something is boring (usually school) I remind him that there are no boring things, but boring people.

The curse of the entire pacific side is wind. The problem diminishes as you go south. GN is windier than Asuncion and the 7 sisters is windier than GN. If you live on the side of town north of Pt Asuncion you get much more wind than the center of town. It is not uncommon to have perfectly flat water in front of town and whitecaps on the north side.

If I were to buy it would be in that protected area. There's a reason why the town is where it is.

I wasn't aware of people leaving Asuncion. It seems like more are coming.

I find little value in asking gringos how they like where they live. If people don't like where they are they seldom acknowledge it because by acknowledging something they admit to themselves that they aren't satisfied. And that leads down the wrong path. So it's best to ask those who are not committed rather than homeowners.

In fact if you get a lot of recommendations about a place then so is everyone else. And if you don't like gringo enclaves it's a reason not to live there. But Asuncion hasn't reached that level yet.

desertcpl - 2-7-2013 at 03:18 PM

okay, I will take that back

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DavidE - 2-7-2013 at 03:44 PM

One single cajero automatico y gasolinera (diesel y premium) would turn Bahia Asuncion on its ear. Put in a muelle protected by a rock jetty and the place would explode.

But someone needs to get "I wanna be the first trillionaire" Carlos Slim off of his A$$ and get the microwave service vastly increased including Banda Ancha, and more land lines. SAPA needs a 250,000 liter backup tinaca as well.

Invite EPN to visit, by ROAD

chuckie - 2-7-2013 at 05:05 PM

I'll talk to Carlos, next time I see him, but tonite Penelope Cruz and I are "staying in". I will be visiting Ascuncion this year....Living in Mulege is hard to beat, but the fishing sucks, big time...And thats what I came here for 30+ years ago....Maybe Panama next? :?:

Udo - 2-7-2013 at 06:27 PM

I will have to second DK's and David e's comments. I have been to BA several times and I totally fell in love with the place.
A laid-back fishing village that does have a growth spurt and is waiting for the main event.

BUT...

BA is not a destination place because it is about 1.5 hours from Mex 1. There isn't even a sign designating BA as one enters Vizcaino, but there is one for Bahia Tortugas...roughly 100 miles away...go figger!
And if it were not for Shari's efforts and her blogs, BA may not even be something other than a large fishing village...sort of like Playa Malarrimo is now. Huge growth spurt in the last five years.
The town owes most of it's lifeblood to her.
When our turn comes to move there, we also plan on making a difference to the municipality and blend in with the community. I plan on working side-by-side with Shari.

I certainly hope you are not a TROLL, swissfrank, because many respected Nomads really spilled their beans because of your question. I really hope you respect their opinions and spend some time at each considered location.

We are spending most of next week in the East Cape to north of La Paz just so we can make up our minds of where to rent part of the time, AND, we have been traveling Baja since the late sixties, and seriously driving all over the East Cape region for 6 years (several times a year).

absinvestor - 2-7-2013 at 07:08 PM

Chuckie and Cypress- Having lived on both the Pacific side, near downtown Mulege and on the beach south of Mulege your comments about fishing is spot on. I also love to fish- however, I don't like the cold water and winds that I find on the Pacific side. Personally I have to go much further South (than BA) to be comfortable with the weather on the Pacific. Like David says, the perfect place is illusive. "Different strokes for different folks."

Islandbuilder - 2-7-2013 at 08:44 PM

All good advice, with a theme; rent before you buy.

As far as to your initial question; there are quite a few folks from NOB in Asuncion, and many of them are pretty active here. So, there is a larger than average representation for Asuncion.

I doubt that there are any more sellers, as a per capita number of non-local owners go, than in any other area of Baja.

What you're seeing in Bahia Asuncion is present everywhere, look at how many places are for sale in Florida or Arizona for example, or Cabo, or La Paz.....

As Dennis has said, many of us have had our retirement plans curtailed due to health issues, and have to make new arrangements. Others have had their 15 or 20 years in their dream retirement place, and their plans to die in their remote beach house has lost its appeal.

There are as many reasons to leave as there are to go in the first place. Don't let the fact that some folks are moving on, from anywhere, disuade you from checking it out for yourself.

And to repeat, rent before you buy!!

bajagrouper - 2-7-2013 at 10:29 PM

When buying in a remote area like Asuncion where do you have to go to for a Notorio and where do you pay yearly taxes?

Is there city water,sewer,electricity or are some places solar and off grid?

DianaT - 2-7-2013 at 10:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bajagrouper
When buying in a remote area like Asuncion where do you have to go to for a Notorio and where do you pay yearly taxes?

Is there city water,sewer,electricity or are some places solar and off grid?


There is a now a notario in Vizcaino --- 70 miles from BA, but most of the ex-pats in Asuncion use an agent, Alonso Lopez and his contacts in La Paz for real estate transactions and other things that require a notario.

There is city water and electricity. There are no sewers. Some people on ejido land and on land where the town has not caught up and other land outside the town are off the grid.

To assist the community in meeting expenses and so the money stays in the community, many pay their taxes at the local office and others pay taxes at Santa Rosalia, where the offices for the Mulege District are located, and others choose to pay their taxes online.

[Edited on 2-8-2013 by DianaT]

[Edited on 2-8-2013 by DianaT]

SwissFrank - 2-14-2013 at 03:22 PM

Rent before buy and make sure the "house" has wheels?

Pompano - 2-14-2013 at 03:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SwissFrank
Rent before buy and make sure the "house" has wheels?


How right you are, Swiss Frank.

We did it on wheels....;)

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=42942#pid4734...

Lots of Asuncion photos.

[Edited on 2-15-2013 by Pompano]

DavidE - 2-14-2013 at 05:56 PM

There is nothing wrong with renting - with the wheels off.

About the only thing that would catch many people unawares is the similarity of this climate to that of El Rosario, and Guerrero Negro rather than Todos Santos, Pescadero, and the Cape.

I brought an electric blanket and PLENTY of warm clothes and I'm glad I did. The issue is not especially low temperatures, it is the fact that homes do not have one microgram of insulation in them and electric heaters are worse than window AC units for chomping on electric power. WAY WORSE. One 1,500 watt portable heater is the eqvt of THREE window AC units. So if chilly and damp does not bug a person, then this place may hit the spot. Washingtonian's Oregonians and Canucks needn't bother arguing the point. I've seen these folks abandon ship in Mexico when daytime temperatures exceed seventy degrees.

A small LPG heater for the bedroom including bathroom would be ideal. I could care less to keep the cans of tomato soup in the kitchen warm at 3AM.

I don't see a bunch of Mexicans roaring northward solely because "It's Nicer Up There". "Something" keeps bringing Americans to Mexico. Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Barra de Navidad, and Zihuatanejo are infested with them and that's just on the coast. Thank god for Las Peñas, and Bahía Asunción where I can speak normally, eat good solid comida a la Mexicana, and be surrounded by nice Mexican neighbors.

If I should assault the sensibilities of an average gringo stranger NOB and offer Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, I would not be surprised if they drew a firearm: NOBODY says things like that unless it's a setup.

Hook - 2-15-2013 at 08:30 AM

Shari, in what months is the water swimmable w/o a wetsuit?

And I dont mean Canadian-swimmable. Yeah, we have folks from Alberta, Manitoba and Sask. who swim in water that is in the low-mid 60s F. Too cold for most.

I think I recall from past posts that your water usually wont hit 70 until late August and then is gone by late December? Is that about right?

I was there in early December one year and it was barely swimmable. But I need at least 72 or so, WITH sun and little wind.

rts551 - 2-15-2013 at 09:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Udo
I will have to second DK's and David e's comments. I have been to BA several times and I totally fell in love with the place.
A laid-back fishing village that does have a growth spurt and is waiting for the main event.

BUT...

BA is not a destination place because it is about 1.5 hours from Mex 1. There isn't even a sign designating BA as one enters Vizcaino, but there is one for Bahia Tortugas...roughly 100 miles away...go figger!
And if it were not for Shari's efforts and her blogs, BA may not even be something other than a large fishing village...sort of like Playa Malarrimo is now. Huge growth spurt in the last five years.
The town owes most of it's lifeblood to her.
When our turn comes to move there, we also plan on making a difference to the municipality and blend in with the community. I plan on working side-by-side with Shari.

I certainly hope you are not a TROLL, swissfrank, because many respected Nomads really spilled their beans because of your question. I really hope you respect their opinions and spend some time at each considered location.

We are spending most of next week in the East Cape to north of La Paz just so we can make up our minds of where to rent part of the time, AND, we have been traveling Baja since the late sixties, and seriously driving all over the East Cape region for 6 years (several times a year).


The town "owes it's lifeblood" to the fishing Cooperativa. Just as all the coastal towns in that area do.

Bajaboy - 2-15-2013 at 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by Hook
Shari, in what months is the water swimmable w/o a wetsuit?

And I dont mean Canadian-swimmable. Yeah, we have folks from Alberta, Manitoba and Sask. who swim in water that is in the low-mid 60s F. Too cold for most.

I think I recall from past posts that your water usually wont hit 70 until late August and then is gone by late December? Is that about right?

I was there in early December one year and it was barely swimmable. But I need at least 72 or so, WITH sun and little wind.


spot on

tripledigitken - 2-15-2013 at 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
....many pay their taxes at the local office and others pay taxes at Santa Rosalia, where the offices for the Mulege District are located, and others choose to pay their taxes online.


Diane,

Do you know the process of paying online?

Thanks,

Ken

[Edited on 2-15-2013 by tripledigitken]

DianaT - 2-15-2013 at 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by DianaT
....many pay their taxes at the local office and others pay taxes at Santa Rosalia, where the offices for the Mulege District are located, and others choose to pay their taxes online.


Diane,

Do you know the process of paying online?

Thanks,

Ken

[Edited on 2-15-2013 by tripledigitken]


Sorry, but no. We always pay our taxes at the local office as they have requested. They always need the money. But someone else should be able to tell you how to do it!

[Edited on 2-16-2013 by DianaT]